His cousin, Asta Diakite, was one of 129 people killed in mass shootings and bombings spread across the French capital.
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“I am really pleased the manager (Roy Hodgson) gave me a chance and hopefully I took it. That’s what you’ve got to do when you get chances”. During the game, three suicide bombers detonated themselves outside the stadium.
Jamie Redknapp says Tottenham Hotspur’s Eric Dier belongs in England’s Euro 2016 squad.
It has been a while since England fielded a player who would launch himself into tackles and was prepared to dominate a midfield with the pedigree of France’s Blaise Matuidi, Yohan Cabaye and Morgan Schneiderlin.
“I have been saying all along that these players are going to develop into very good players with experience and they are getting that through playing week after week”.
“To a few extent, and I know Ross Barkley has said this about ‘taking my England form back to my club side, ‘ there are others who will do that”. I can already tell that from the short time I’ve been there. I would like an afternoon or early evening with the players for two to three hours just so we can go through a little bit of what we have done in the Spain game [last Friday] and this game and what we want to do going forward.
‘It still hasn’t sunk in, it’s one of those insane moments and I’m sure I’ll think about it a lot, ‘ said Alli.
England will continue their high-profile build-up to the Euros by taking on Germany in Berlin and hosting Holland next March.
A similar proposal for a meeting last January was vetoed by the clubs but, at that time, the FA had written to each club individually and the fixture schedule was too busy to find a suitable date.
“I put a lot of trust into him and he puts a lot of trust into me”. We played with authority, composure and movement.
“I am just going to go back to my club and keep doing as well as I can and whatever happens, happens”.
“I am English, so I supported England, but, when we got knocked out, Portugal went all the way to the final – so, from then on, I was supporting them”.
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During England’s friendly against France, although Alli had to be subbed off in the 88th minute, his first England start also came with his first worldwide goal which was a thing of beauty.
